In Pictures: Celebrity Annulments

Divorce and death aren't the only ways out of a marriage. There's also annulment, which declares that a union never legally existed. No bitter court fights. No back and forth over alimony payments. No admissions of failure. An annulment wipes the slate clean.

Britney Spears & Jason Alexander

Wedding: Jan. 3, 2004Annulled: Jan. 5, 2004

When a 22-year-old Britney Spears filed for an annulment of her marriage to Jason Alexander, her petition said she "lacked understanding of her actions to the extent that she was incapable of agreeing to the marriage."